Is it time to rethink the Northeast’s cap-and-trade…
Twenty years ago, a group of Northeastern states signed on to a plan to reduce the greenhouse gases spewing from…
Afforestation and reforestation support coupled gains in soil life and carbon storage worldwide
Bastin, J. F. et al. The global tree restoration potential. Science 365, 76–79 (2019). Article CAS PubMed Google…
Retired wind turbines are being transformed into tiny solar-powered houses and recycled skis by a Swedish company
As much as wind turbines are important, once their blades are decommissioned, all that’s left for them is…
A 37 percent carpet recycling rate in 1 state stands against 9 percent for the rest of the country, but the pounds it actually collected have been falling for three years
Pick up a three foot offcut of old carpet and the weight is wrong. It feels like a…
The Worldward Voyage of Arctic Terns
“Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.” —Matsuo Bashō There are moments in…
Summer Greenland Season Wraps Up » Explorersweb
A commercial team from the guiding company Ousland-Colliard, led by Angus Staples, has completed its summer crossing of…
Climate change is making it easier for invasive species to succeed
In 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico with maximum sustained winds of 250 kilometres an hour.…
Are major ocean currents moving to turn Earth into a snowball?
arXiv: A website that posts research papers — often before they are formally published — in the fields…
This Lake in Canada Has Vanished After Thousands of Years, And Scientists Say It’s Not Coming Back
A lake that had survived for thousands of years in the Canadian Arctic is now gone. Researchers have…
Arthropods Lag Far Behind Other Animals in Conservation Assessment and Protection, Study Shows
Most U.S. insects and arachnids remain unassessed for conservation risk, and even many known at-risk species lack legal…
Polar vortex strengthens over Arctic, very strong El Niño supports mid-winter weakening signal
The Northern Hemisphere stratospheric polar vortex returned to westerly circulation over the Arctic in late August 2026 and…
Australia’s big polluters rely on carbon offsets for climate credibility. But the system looks like a house of cards | Adam Morton
The fight within the Greens that led senators to cross the floor last week over koala protection in…